Landscape Painting with Gouache for Beginners
Gathering Materials
A course by Maddy Bellwoar , Painter and Digital Artist
About the video: Gathering Materials
Overview
“We will start by familiarizing ourselves with all the materials we will need for painting. I will share with you some of my personal favorite tools, which help make the painting process easier and more enjoyable.”
In this video lesson Maddy Bellwoar addresses the topic: Gathering Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Landscape Painting with Gouache for Beginners. Learn to paint with gouache by sketching and illustrating a colorful, natural environment from a photo reference.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Gathering Materials Hello, and welcome to my Domestika course. In this lesson, we'll look at the materials you'll need to paint. If you're getting started with gouache, buy a set with a selection of colors. Somewhere around 8 to 12 colors would be great. My favorite brands are Winsor & Newton and Holbein. I find the colors to be extremely vibrant. When painting, you'll go through white faster than other colors, so buy an extra tube of white paint ahead of time so you have it. If you're on a budget and can't splurge on paint, I suggest buying a white tube of paint that's of higher quality....”
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Course summary for: Landscape Painting with Gouache for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting

Maddy Bellwoar
A course by Maddy Bellwoar
Madeleine Bellwoar is an independent artist based in the Netherlands. Her work explores the beauty of the natural world through color, light, and texture. She is often in the forest sketching or taking photos and finding inspiration for her next painting. She mainly works with gouache and digital mediums, though she also enjoy watercolor and Ink.
As both a traditional and digital painter, Madeleine has been exploring ways to bring these mediums together through the creation of custom digital brush sets, which use real, traditional brushstrokes and textures. She is passionate about sharing knowledge and has been livestreaming her art process as a featured streamer on Behance and Twitch for the past five years Madeleine has also worked on assets and background painting for Ddraig House Game studio and collaborated with companies such as Wacom, Adobe, Behance, ArtStation, and Amazon Games.
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